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NGC4770

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:53:32.2
Declination: -9:32:28
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 4770. See NGC 4768.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4770 18" (4/29/06): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 E-W, 0.8'x0.5'. Contains a moderately bright, round core, ~20" diameter with faint extensions. Located 12' W of mag 5 Psi Virginis.